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15 Things That Made Me Smile This Month, So Far . . . (April 2024)

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How to Live Every Day with Peace & Tranquility (two key things to stop doing)

“I love without desire and I am contented. Desire itself is just another word for unhappiness and I watch it come and go, without paying too much attention to it. I manage to find happiness, I conjure some up from whatever I have at hand: a rock; a passing wave or chattering people walking by; […]

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How to Live Every Day with Peace & Tranquility

“I love without desire and I am contented. Desire itself is just another word for unhappiness and I watch it come and go, without paying too much attention to it. I manage to find happiness, I conjure some up from whatever I have at hand: a rock; a passing wave or chattering people walking by; […]

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This & That: April 19, 2024

Mysteries abound in this week’s This & That from a variety of authors, praised and beloved, as well as a hilarious “Seinfeld���-esque satirical tv series that has hopped the pond and arrived in America. But let’s hop back to Britain because a new season of a favorite cosy mystery series will be kicking off next week, as […]

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10 April Ponderings . . .

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Franklin, tv series: petit plaisir #379

In 1776, the eldest of the founding fathers of America set out to France after having just been part of a five-member committee that drafted The Declaration of Independence. Now, it is important to note that Franklin was not sent directly to Paris because his visit couldn’t be official, but to rather Passy, just outside […]

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379: How (and Why) to Be Your Own Best Friend

“We are not born with the secret of how to live [well], and too many of us never learn it. There is nothing cold-blooded or mechanical about it, but there are many things we have to learn to do . . . the first thing is to realize we’ve probably been looking in the wrong […]

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Visiting the Oregon Tulip Farm + Gardening in April at Le Papillon

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This & That: April 12, 2024

The heart of April and all sorts of new releases and premieres and finds to share. Books including an international bestselling mystery, books on overthinking, the power of rituals, a favorite British mystery series continues that is being adapted into a television series and will premiere later this year on PBS, and many more titles […]

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Outfits of the Month (4): Thinking of Early Summertime in France

Shopping now for trips and excursions to the south of France is part of what makes the lead up to the trip nearly as much fun as the trip itself. Or maybe that’s just me. ���� Either way, having what you need ready to go when that Proven��al sunshine calls brings a peace of mind […]

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